Buckle shield for garters



Jam 26, 31932., L. L. LUCE BUCKLE SHIELD FOR GAMERS Filed March 27, 1931 Inuenlor A Homey Patented Jan. 26, 1932 PATENT FECE LENA LILLIAN LUCE, OF BROC'ION, NEW YORK BUCKLE SHIELD FOR GARTERS Application filed March 27, 1931.

This invention relates to a shield for the buckles ot garters, the general object ot the ii'iiention beingI to provide means tor coverin@` the buckles and stocking engaging:y menihere ot a garter so .as to prevent these parte from injuring other garments, such as by causing; runs in silk bloomers or the like.

'lfhis invention also consists in certain other :tentures et construction and in the combination and arrangement oit the parte, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the acj company/ing drawings andspeciiieally pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reterence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure l is a view of a portion of the gan nient supporter showing' the invention in use.

l? 2 an edge view ot Fig. l.

l? a view showing the buckle shield in deiached position. A

if. is a. view lookingtoward the rear ot :i part ot the garter showing the buckle shield in partly folded position.

llig. o' is a view ot the shield tor covering the stocking` engaging member of a garter.

li1 G is a part olf said stocking engaging member showing; portions ot snap fasteners thereon.

ln these views, the web of the garter is shown. at l, the buckle at 2, and the stocking en ingr member at In carrying;- out iny in ition, provide a shield it for covering the bi'icklc Q and a shield B 'for covering` the stocking engaging; member. The shield A. consists oil an elongated strip oi' any suitable material, havin a tongue 4: at one end thereoil. the outer end of which is sewn or otherwise ttached to the rear `tace oi" the webbing as shown at 5. rthis shield A is adapted to be passed around the webbing and over the 'buckle Q and then its i'ree end is connected by the fastening parts G carried by said tree end to the fastening;` parts 7 at the end to which the tongue is connected.

llhus this shield forms a ban d around the webbing and covers the buckle 2 so as to pre- ./.i vent this buckle trom injuring articles of Serial No. 525,791.

clothingg such as by causing` runs in bloomers or the like.

The shield B consists ot an elongated strip of any suitable material and tapers from its upper end to its lower end, with its upper end suitably sewn to the part 8 of the garter, and in such a manner that the shield covers the stocking` ei'ig'aging member 3, and its loop 3 so as to prevent these portions from coniing into contact with the garment to injure the saine.

The lower end of the stocking enga-ging? member is formed with the fastening` parte 9 tor engaging' the tast-ening;` parts l0 on the lower end ot the shield B so as to detachably connect the lower end ot the shield B with the lower end of the member 3.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided simple forms of shields for the buckles and stocking` engaging,` parts ot' a garter, which can be easily and quickly adjusted to a position where the parte are accessible, and then easily and quickly placed in a position to cover such parte to prevent such parts from contacting the blooiners or other wearing' apparel.

It is thought 'from the foregoing' descrip tion that the advantages and novel features oit the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangen'ient ot the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope ot' the appended claim.

Having' thus described my invention, what I claim as new is In combination with a buckle ot a `garter, a shield having; one end connected with a part of the garter, said shield passino; around the `garter and the buckle and means for detachably connecting the Jfree end ot the shield to the other end thereof.

In testimony whereof I my signature.

LENA LILLIAN LUCE. 

